#21 Maryland Terrapins (4-0) vs Cincinnati Bearcats (3-0) The Cincinnati Bearcats will tip off against No. 21 Maryland, in the semifinals of the EA Sports Maui Invitational tonight. This is the fourth meeting between Maryland and Cincinnati and the first since the Terps won 74-72 in 1995. Forward Yancy Gates scored 12 points in Cincinnati’s 67-58 victory over No. 24 Vanderbilt on Monday … [Read more...]
Big East – 2009-2010 Basketball Betting Preview
Louisville went 22-15 ATS (31-6 SU) last season with a trip to the Elite Eight. Expect the Cardinals to take a small step back with Terence Williams and Earl Clark gone to the NBA. If Jerome Dyson returns strong from his knee injury, don't sleep on Connecticut. Bettors are fading the Huskies after the. losses of Hasheem Thabeet, Jeff Adrien, and AJ. Price, but there's plenty of talent in Jim … [Read more...]
Game Preview: West Virginia at Cincinnati
Game Preview: West Virginia (7-2) at Cincinatti (9-0) 8:00 PM Friday I love mid-week football. Thursday night is great and Tuesday and Wednesday are really fun. But I am not sure how I feel about Friday night. The matchups are usually not that great and there is something that just doesn't feel right. Nevertheless there is a game this Friday, a critical Big East tilt with BCS implications … [Read more...]
Game Preview: Connecticut at Cincinnati
This game has so many great story lines I just couldn't ignore it. Forgive me if they are not all wager related. Of course you have Cincy pitching a perfect season so far, sitting on the outside of the BCS championship game...and you have the sadness of UConn, having lost one of their own and displaying so much pride, dignity and courage. Throw in the possible return of Tony Pike who was maybe … [Read more...]
Game Preview: Cincinnati at South Florida, Thursday Night, 8:00PM EST, ESPN
On a weekend with historically significant marquee matchups such as Texas-Oklahoma and USC-Notre Dame we are all getting a treat this Thursday night when Cincinatti travels to Tampa to take on the USF Bulls. Amazingly this is a battle of unbeatens from the Big East and whoever wins could reasonably enter the discussion of would be challengers forthe SEC Champ in the BCS national championship game … [Read more...]
Big East – 2009 Football Betting Preview
The Big East had a tough '08, as the Mountain West success gave rise to the question who deserves an automatic BCS Bowl berth more? The Big East or Mountain West? To us it is shocking to see how short the media's memories are. The Big East won 3 straight BCS Bowls from '05-'07, with victories over the SEC, ACC and Big XII champions. With that said, the Big East regrouped in the postseason, posting … [Read more...]